I have Stingray #47 2x12 combo on the way. It should've arrived last Friday, but as luck would have it the train was delayed and the Stingray is currently sitting in the Los Angeles UPS hub for the weekend. It should make it's way down to Orange County by Monday and then my house right thereafter. Fingers crossed. I'll post accordingly after I plug in and play the amp for a few days.

I have number 25 head here - STINGRAY not Stang Ray - but didn't get a cab with it, so that's on the way. It really likes Alnico speakers. Seems to like the Weber Alnico California I have in my Rivera Sedona, but it HATES my THD 2x12. Weird, because the THD 2x12 sounds great with everything else I have here.

But with the right speakers, the Stingray is amazing. Very complex cleans, and you can get some hair with the volume all the way up. At 30 watts, you might want a tad bit of attenuation, but maybe not. Cuts right through the mix, and sounds great with pedals.

I have number 25 head here - STINGRAY not Stang Ray - but didn't get a cab with it, so that's on the way. It really likes Alnico speakers. Seems to like the Weber Alnico California I have in my Rivera Sedona, but it HATES my THD 2x12. Weird, because the THD 2x12 sounds great with everything else I have here.

But with the right speakers, the Stingray is amazing. Very complex cleans, and you can get some hair with the volume all the way up. At 30 watts, you might want a tad bit of attenuation, but maybe not. Cuts right through the mix, and sounds great with pedals.

GREAT sound Steve. Sounds perfect for that type of music and I can imagine many others. Would love to hear some 'indie-rock'/modern pop-rock type of clips with this amp also! Great job and thanks

ERIC

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Thanks Eric. You should hear it clean with the Tele bridge pickup - holy crap! The only problem I have is that the articulation is so clear and well defined that every time I try to make a clip, my sloppy playing stands out big time! I gotta go woodshed...

Thanks Eric. You should hear it clean with the Tele bridge pickup - holy crap! The only problem I have is that the articulation is so clear and well defined that every time I try to make a clip, my sloppy playing stands out big time! I gotta go woodshed...

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You did just fine! Plus you didn't just post a 5 second clip like lots of them I hear. With yours you really demo'd the amp.

If this amp is, essentially, a clone of Paisley's AC30/4, I'm having a hard time
understanding why most reports talk about the clean tones and hifi-ness;
that you get some nice hair with the volume close to maxed ?

I thought the AC30/4 w/ the EF86 front end was the gainiest of them all ?

Nice clip benttop!
As Z descibed on his site:"The pre Top-Boost piano-like tone, like the opening cord to " Hard Day's Night "... that big healthy CLANG sound to me is like a Grand Piano".
I bet it will do Pop-Rock and Country as well as anything available.
I wonder if one of the new Celestion Gold Alnicos would be nice in a 1x12..... Anyone hear one yet?
Mark

The thing sounds amazing! I'm curious too how it would do with a more Coldplay-esque sound, or even some nice country stuff? What are the settings on the Stingray in this clip? I like the drive on it, not too much, not too little. Does it have a nice clean tone?

The thing sounds amazing! I'm curious too how it would do with a more Coldplay-esque sound, or even some nice country stuff? What are the settings on the Stingray in this clip? I like the drive on it, not too much, not too little. Does it have a nice clean tone?

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"Stingray had Cut at noon, Tone at 2 1/2, Volume dimed." And yeah, it has a great clean. I tried to do that "Hard Day's NIght" intro chord to demo that, but my recording facilities aren't sophisticated enough (no grand pianos handy either). I'll do a clean clip soon and post it.

If this amp is, essentially, a clone of Paisley's AC30/4, I'm having a hard time
understanding why most reports talk about the clean tones and hifi-ness;
that you get some nice hair with the volume close to maxed ?

I thought the AC30/4 w/ the EF86 front end was the gainiest of them all ?